幽默曲是19世纪以后逐渐兴起的一种音乐体裁，多采用2/4或4/4拍子，以段落的表情极富变化为特征。

德沃夏克在1894年创作，当时在捷克苇梭卡地区度假，其间他一连写了8首幽默曲，皆为钢琴独奏小品，其中尤以第7首最为有名。原曲以钢琴独奏曲形式为人们所喜爱，由弗里茨·克莱斯勒改编的小提琴独奏曲似乎更为人们所熟悉。此曲曾被改编为管弦乐和其他各种乐器的独奏曲，有认为本曲撰写了哀伤或充满朝气的歌词。有人认为此曲更类似小夜曲，没有任何幽默成分在内。

Humoresque (or Humoreske) is a genre of romantic music characterized by pieces with fanciful humor in the sense of mood rather than wit. The name refers to the German term Humoreske, which was given from the 1800s (decade) onward to humorous tales.

Notable examples of the humoresque style are Schumann's Humoreske in B-flat major (Op. 20, 1839), and Dvořák's set of eight Humoresques (Op. 101, 1894), of which No. 7 in G-flat major is well known.